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enA Quote by Dalai Lama on heart, science, technology, psyche, responsibility, 11th hour, conscience, and communityhttp://blog.gaiam.com/quotes/authors/dalai-lama/54403
<p>Perhaps the most important point is to ensure that science never becomes divorced from the basic human feeling of empathy with our fellow beings. Just as one's fingers can function only in relation to the palm, so scientists must remain aware of their connection to society at large. Science is vitally important, but it is only one finger of the hand of humanity, and its greatest potential can be actualized only so long as we are careful to remember this. Oherwise, we risk losing our sense of priorities. Humanity may end up serving the interests of scientific progress rather than the other way around. Science and technology are powerful tools, but we must decide how best to use them. What matters above all is the motivation that governs the use of science and technology, in which ideally heart and mind are united.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-quote-source">
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The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality </div>
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